Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Hillier, Susan L ^a,c   Louw, Quinette ^b   Morris, Linzette ^b   Uwimana, Jeanine ^b   Statham, Sue ^b  

^a University of South Australia City East Campus North Terrace   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 55049100594     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007502     Document Type: Review

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